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It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats. ↗

— Sextus Propertius

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Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us. ↗

— William Ames

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Participation in the blessings of the union with Christ comes when the faithful have all the things needed to live well and blessedly to God. ↗

— William Ames

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I don't think there are any men who are faithful to their wives. ↗

— Jackie Kennedy

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To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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The sense of smell, like a faithful counsellor, foretells its character. ↗

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

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The president of the United States, on Inauguration Day, takes an oath to faithfully execute the laws. Those are the laws that are passed by Congress. ↗

— Jim Sensenbrenner

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In the same way 'Lord of the Rings' was an interpretation of the book, 'The Hobbit' is being treated the same way. It will be faithfully represented with a fresh interpretation. ↗

— Andy Serkis

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The novelist must ground his work in faithful study of human nature. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

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